Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders reports that some 40 million people suffer from a speech, voice, language, or hearing impediments. Many of these impairments are found at birth. Every day about 33 babies are born with hearing loss, the most common congenital disorder in newborns. For the past 75 years, May has been celebrated as National Better Hearing and Speech Month, raising awareness about speech, voice, hearing, and language impairments. Federal, State, and local governments, as well as members of the speech and hearing profession, have used May as an opportunity to educate the public about preventing, mitigating, and treating these impairments. This resolution commends their work and that of the 41 States that have implemented routine hearing screening for every newborn. I hope my colleagues would support it. I think this Congress needs to do more on real health issues.”